Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 subtraction worksheet.
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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
677
−161
Answer: 516
- 7 − 1 = 6
- 7 − 6 = 1
- 6 − 1 = 5
2.
642
−497
Answer: 145
- 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
- 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
- 5 − 4 = 1
3.
734
−259
Answer: 475
- 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
- 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
- 6 − 2 = 4
4.
275
−259
Answer: 16
- 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
- 6 − 5 = 1
- 2 − 2 = 0
5.
420
−179
Answer: 241
- 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
- 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
- 3 − 1 = 2
6.
858
−472
Answer: 386
- 8 − 2 = 6
- 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
- 7 − 4 = 3
7.
895
−639
Answer: 256
- 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
- 8 − 3 = 5
- 8 − 6 = 2
8.
426
−315
Answer: 111
- 6 − 5 = 1
- 2 − 1 = 1
- 4 − 3 = 1
9.
222
−198
Answer: 24
- 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
- 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
- 1 − 1 = 0
10.
683
−672
Answer: 11
- 3 − 2 = 1
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 6 − 6 = 0
11.
973
−916
Answer: 57
- 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
- 6 − 1 = 5
- 9 − 9 = 0
12.
235
−218
Answer: 17
- 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
- 2 − 1 = 1
- 2 − 2 = 0
13.
812
−235
Answer: 577
- 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
- 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
- 7 − 2 = 5
14.
846
−617
Answer: 229
- 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
- 3 − 1 = 2
- 8 − 6 = 2
15.
595
−383
Answer: 212
- 5 − 3 = 2
- 9 − 8 = 1
- 5 − 3 = 2
16.
997
−239
Answer: 758
- 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
- 8 − 3 = 5
- 9 − 2 = 7
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